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the translation is oh, you like fema? i like fema, too. oh, you don't like fema? no, fema's terrible. that's the translation. >> richard, he seems to be talking about getting money directly to first responders. that would be a sudden interest on mitt romney's part in getting federal money for firefighters and for local police officers, the kind of thing that president obama has done. >> he's describing the status quo. but he's also lost his moral -- deep, deep moral concerns about the nature of debt. because that extra funding that these natural disasters cost, we have to go borrow that money. let's face it. and before, when he was running for the nomination, that was a deep, deep concern to him as a question of values because debt as a question of values is more important than helping people in need. by the way, it only took him 48 hours to come up with a statement. you would hope that as president he could respond to a disaster a little quicker than that. >> and actually, i found myself in the middle of it getting lost as i was reading it. it was not exactly the
the translation is oh, you like fema? i like fema, too. oh, you don't like fema? no, fema's terrible. that's the translation. >> richard, he seems to be talking about getting money directly to first responders. that would be a sudden interest on mitt romney's part in getting federal money for firefighters and for local police officers, the kind of thing that president obama has done. >> he's describing the status quo. but he's also lost his moral -- deep, deep moral concerns about...
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. >> governor, what should fema's role be? governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> well, it's either 11 or 14 times, depending on whose count you believe. the campaign released a statement saying that romney would not abolish fema but, quote, governor romney believes that states should be in charge of emergency management in responding to storms and other natural disasters in their jurisdiction. that's from his spokesman, ryan williams. is this a problem for him, susan? >> well, i think it becomes an issue for him because of what he said in that primary debate that john king moderated where he was asked specifically about fema. he said anything that the federal government does that can be transferred to the states are better yet to the private sector. that's the right direction. so it leaves open the question of exactly what role he sees for fema. fema has been a controversial agency such as their delivery of services after katrina. however it's pretty popular when it comes in and helps and picks up the co
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that's the president talking about the importance of fema. when you talk to mitt romney, if he talks like he did during the primaries, he told you he's not interested in fema. >> therefema is running out of money and some are saying maybe we are learning what the state's role should you. >> when you take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. to go even further and send it to the private sector, that's even better. >> cenk: private sector? so you want to profit off this? mitt romney's obsessed, man. the only thing the guy ever thinks about is money. he sees a storm and doesn't think how am i going to protect america. no, it's how am i going to make a buck of this. this is not the time to privatize. that's like privatizing the police or fire department. oh i'm going to request those people in that storm depending if i make an extra dollar out of it or not. that's a horrible idea. people on the east coast are living through what serious storm we could have, and could you imagine if mitt
that's the president talking about the importance of fema. when you talk to mitt romney, if he talks like he did during the primaries, he told you he's not interested in fema. >> therefema is running out of money and some are saying maybe we are learning what the state's role should you. >> when you take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. to go even further and send it to the private sector, that's even better. >>...
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he does not mention fema, but i'm going to. yesterday we talked about the federal emergency response administration missteps in the past, the slow response to hurricane katrina, the formaldehyde ligand trailers purchased for katrina victims to live in. and now it is becoming more and more clear hurricane sandy may well be another example of the government blowing it. it's a staten island resident had a same complaints residents of new orleans had seven years ago. where is fema when we need them. other problems that liberal bureaucracy huggers like to ignore. according to a new analysis from the heritage foundation, fema dollars after all taxpayer dollars look more and more like a goody bag, honeypot for presidents to raise. think of them as a political porkbarrel spending agency because that is unfortunately what it has become. the disaster declarations are on the rise. reagan had 28 per year on average. under nine under bill clinton. obama, 153. he takes the cake. heritage foundation rates to put this in perspective in somewhe
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fema is on the ground today? >> fema was on the ground today, sir, we saw them at the shelter, but it's three days since the storm and everyone told us they were just getting there today. why did it take three days? >> well, generally in three days, we went from a storm that was making landfall at 8:00 three nights ago, search and rescue was the first priority. getting the assistance turned on was next and then getting the teams. back and look for the missing and account for all of the recoveries and that will take time as they want to be thorough and get those done and make sure we can identify and hopefully find that people that are missing just haven't been accounted for, but that will continue until they have accounted for all the missing. this is again, we're day three. search and rescue. get to the injured and trapped. now looking for those that are missing. getting power and critical facilities in there and getting assistance to the survivors. >> let me ask you how much higher you think the death toll may
fema is on the ground today? >> fema was on the ground today, sir, we saw them at the shelter, but it's three days since the storm and everyone told us they were just getting there today. why did it take three days? >> well, generally in three days, we went from a storm that was making landfall at 8:00 three nights ago, search and rescue was the first priority. getting the assistance turned on was next and then getting the teams. back and look for the missing and account for all of...
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this includes help from the federal government and fema. a romney campaign official also says, quote, of course he doesn't want to abolish fema. one week before election day and 800-mile wide hurricane is bearing down on 60 million people across a dozens states. the damage may be upwards of $18 billion and could produce life-threatening conditions. it's taken the lives of 65 people as it powered through the caribbean. the october surprise is here in a time of crisis voters must determine whether they want governor romney at the helm and if he there is what kind of relief will be on offer. the paradox of the mittens, obfuscation and adjusted policy continues. lawrence? >> excuse me. i'm doing a note to self about use that romney video tonight. >> please do, my friend. >> if the power is still on in this building and we're still doing -- >> please do. if that old video archive is still up an running. >> that's good. what you call on point. >> yes. >> for this particular news cycle. >> it is. john king interrupts him and says even for disaster
this includes help from the federal government and fema. a romney campaign official also says, quote, of course he doesn't want to abolish fema. one week before election day and 800-mile wide hurricane is bearing down on 60 million people across a dozens states. the damage may be upwards of $18 billion and could produce life-threatening conditions. it's taken the lives of 65 people as it powered through the caribbean. the october surprise is here in a time of crisis voters must determine...
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when he was asked about fema, mr. romney said absolutely every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the state, that's the right direction. you can go further and send it back to the private sector. that's better. he talks about taking fema and divesting it into the states. yet, this week, i think that statement is many could go back to haunt him. is this more than anything a teachable moment for mitt romney? >> storms bring the best and the worst out in america. they both seem to show up during a natural disaster. a natural disaster is one that crosses a couple of states. i lived through hurricane hugo in 1989 and watched the politics of a hurricane. we were out of power. my business was down. for politicians, they have to be very careful. it can make or break a political career. this is where the american public expect the government to step up, not just for a couple of days or a couple of sound bites. right now, it is going to be the sound bites that will get us
when he was asked about fema, mr. romney said absolutely every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the state, that's the right direction. you can go further and send it back to the private sector. that's better. he talks about taking fema and divesting it into the states. yet, this week, i think that statement is many could go back to haunt him. is this more than anything a teachable moment for mitt romney? >> storms bring the best...
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. >> you need fema and need support. >> fema is about to run out of money. how do you deal with something like that. >> take something from the federal government and send it back to the states. >> you need fema and need support. >> if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> mitt romney can't show up on the east coast right now. he has to stay away. >> the president has been all over this. >> listen to your state and local officials. >> he deserves great credit. >> this storm is not yet over. >> the october surprise is here. >>> we begin tonight with the devastation from the massive storm called sandy. the death toll continues to rise. within the hour, it has gone from 43 deaths to 50. as a result of the storm. at least 23 of those deaths are in new york state. 18 here in new york city, alone. president obama has declared disasters in 11 states as well as washington, d.c. since sunday, the worst of the damage is in new jersey and new york. the president is scheduled to survey the damage in new jersey tomorrow wi
. >> you need fema and need support. >> fema is about to run out of money. how do you deal with something like that. >> take something from the federal government and send it back to the states. >> you need fema and need support. >> if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> mitt romney can't show up on the east coast right now. he has to stay away. >> the president has been all over this. >> listen...
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sequestration will cut fema another 8%. remember, the republicans kind of led the charge with sequestrati sequestration. there are so many challenges for us to consider. we talk about october surprises. it's really unique to have a national natural disaster as an october surprise because i think it should open people's mites up to what the folk on the right have been talking about about gutting government and privatizing everything. you can't privatize disaster relief. we know about all the scams. you need the government to coordinate across the states. you can sakic it back to the states but we need coordination across the states for this kind of relief effort and also, martin, finally here, in the absence of any kind of government intervention with respect to climate change, to go on the other end of that and then to also say we want to cut and demolish fema is absolutely absurd. we need both. we need to address climate change and we need to sort of make sure that fema is also a resource because if you're looking at tsuna
sequestration will cut fema another 8%. remember, the republicans kind of led the charge with sequestrati sequestration. there are so many challenges for us to consider. we talk about october surprises. it's really unique to have a national natural disaster as an october surprise because i think it should open people's mites up to what the folk on the right have been talking about about gutting government and privatizing everything. you can't privatize disaster relief. we know about all the...
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romney wants to give fema responsibilities to 50 states. last it years they have forced a 43% reduction in fema grants. paul ryan others have tried to refuse budget requests when disasters are more expensive or other programs be cut to pay for them. the ryan budget which mr. romney praised as an excellent piece of work with result in severe cutbacks to the agency as would republican i understand city gated sequester that could relief 8.2%. mr. romney believe that financially stressed states would do a better job than properly functioning federal agency? that is "new york times" editorial. a call from louisville, ohio. rex. independent caller. caller: i'm looking at the question and somebody will have to come to the realization that we are dealing with education regurgitation. because you said trust in government through natural disaster. could we trust so-called government in getting in to illegal unfunded wars or trust the government dealing with hiding fascist trade agreements or $4 for a gallon of gas? so, no, we can't trust the governme
romney wants to give fema responsibilities to 50 states. last it years they have forced a 43% reduction in fema grants. paul ryan others have tried to refuse budget requests when disasters are more expensive or other programs be cut to pay for them. the ryan budget which mr. romney praised as an excellent piece of work with result in severe cutbacks to the agency as would republican i understand city gated sequester that could relief 8.2%. mr. romney believe that financially stressed states...
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fema has been coordinating the major disaster relief the. there have been phone calls every day for the new york delegation about how they are responding. there is a great need for food and water in lower manhattan. when you go below 37 street, it is a total blackout. there are no traffic lights or phones. no way to communicate. when you are down there you can not send an e-mail or make a phone call. people are helping each other and directing traffic. the small businesses are afraid that some of them will go out of business because they operate on a fragile business line. their produce, they're derry, their stock in restaurants and small stores, it is just going bad. the food is going bad. they are losing their total revenue. we have been talking about coming in and setting up a satellite office for bridge loans and other ways to help these small businesses. fema and others are coming in. the national guard is coming in to some areas. particularly seniors in these high rises where there are elevators. so, all in all, it is the wrost storm i
fema has been coordinating the major disaster relief the. there have been phone calls every day for the new york delegation about how they are responding. there is a great need for food and water in lower manhattan. when you go below 37 street, it is a total blackout. there are no traffic lights or phones. no way to communicate. when you are down there you can not send an e-mail or make a phone call. people are helping each other and directing traffic. the small businesses are afraid that some...
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., fema. >> in the debate it's very tricky. he did not say there should not be a fema. he was asked and suggested states and the private sector should generally be taking on more responsibility from the federal government. what his campaign explicitly said on monday is that no, he would not abolish fema but one thing to keep in mind is this. fema takes care of a lot of disasters well below the level of a hurricane sandy, including local floods and whathave you. the thing is if fema could focus on big ticket events like this one, then it's possible it would be able to do its job better and if you handed states responsibility for lower level minor disasters that could be handled exclusively boy the states, that's a legitimate question. but i certainly think that mitt romney wouldn't want to abolish fema. he's made that very explicitly clear. >> a model that might be interesting for health care but obviously a totally different conversation. let me ask you this. a lot of key swing states have been hit by this storm but also in states that aren't hit, early voting is going
., fema. >> in the debate it's very tricky. he did not say there should not be a fema. he was asked and suggested states and the private sector should generally be taking on more responsibility from the federal government. what his campaign explicitly said on monday is that no, he would not abolish fema but one thing to keep in mind is this. fema takes care of a lot of disasters well below the level of a hurricane sandy, including local floods and whathave you. the thing is if fema could...
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there's 28 teams comprised of 294 fema corps, that are pre-staged, as we had asked for. there are three federal urban search and rescue task forces. so, you know, it's nice to see the federal government is working hand in hand with governor christie, and all of the county and local officials. >> all right. senator menendez, thank you so much for taking the time. good luck. obviously it looks like a personal story for the 60 million people in this country who have been affected by this storm. let's get to jason carroll who is out on long island. i know, jason, you've been watching the storm come where you were, it was pretty incredible. what is it like for you at this moment? >> well, right now -- >> and yes, it appears we just did lose jason's shot. we'll try to get that back up in the next couple of minutes. i don't know if you've been watching cnn, it's touch-and-go. sometimes when the weather's really bad, we drop the shot. jason, are you there? >> yes, i'm with you now. can you hear me now? >> yeah, i got you. go ahead. >> are you guys with me? >> yes. >> terrific. i
there's 28 teams comprised of 294 fema corps, that are pre-staged, as we had asked for. there are three federal urban search and rescue task forces. so, you know, it's nice to see the federal government is working hand in hand with governor christie, and all of the county and local officials. >> all right. senator menendez, thank you so much for taking the time. good luck. obviously it looks like a personal story for the 60 million people in this country who have been affected by this...
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that romney is not interested in getting rid of fema. do you buy it? >> no, not necessarily. i mean, again, the problem with romney is we don't know which position from which time is actually his position. there have certainly been cuts in the republican congress to relief efforts. and i think this story really does remind us that the federal government has a role to play. the federal government can play a positive role in our lives. one of the reasons katrina was such a big scandal is for years, particularly under clinton, who really did a good job of reforming fema, we said, yeah, this is one of the things the federal government does well. and when states get into trouble like this, yes, they can do things for themselves, and they do a lot of stuff for themselves. but they've got to have the fed. so i think right now, he has no choice but to say, well, whatever i said before, i'm going to keep fema. >> e.j. dionne, are we going to be looking back on this campaign if romney losing saying it was the 47% tsunami, that it really was that t
that romney is not interested in getting rid of fema. do you buy it? >> no, not necessarily. i mean, again, the problem with romney is we don't know which position from which time is actually his position. there have certainly been cuts in the republican congress to relief efforts. and i think this story really does remind us that the federal government has a role to play. the federal government can play a positive role in our lives. one of the reasons katrina was such a big scandal is...
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fema did deliver some trucks and there was food being delivered. working, he was able to get jet blue and delta airlines, it to give them praise because they brought in food and were feeding some, but it's still similar. people don't know. we've got to get the word out, but there's no electricity. no telephone. no internet access and trying to get the word out and they're frustrated. >> what are the biggest frustrations they have? >> one, first thing is -- and then at night, because of the security, you know, you've got individuals that are concerned about security. you've got some who still want to go back to work, there's no bus. the bus service, the last bus leaves at 5:00. so folks facing isolated after that. some people work late. some need to go to work early. that's over. you have i saw today, fortunately, some of the shop owners had generators and they allowed some of the residents to come in and just get some warmth and plug in and charge their cell phones so they could try to communicate with someone. it's tough situation. >> and it's har
fema did deliver some trucks and there was food being delivered. working, he was able to get jet blue and delta airlines, it to give them praise because they brought in food and were feeding some, but it's still similar. people don't know. we've got to get the word out, but there's no electricity. no telephone. no internet access and trying to get the word out and they're frustrated. >> what are the biggest frustrations they have? >> one, first thing is -- and then at night, because...
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he knows that fema is a powerhouse under president obama. he knows that only fema has the money and the expertise needed to rebuild after hurricane sandy. he knows new jersey needs a lot of help and he knows where he can get it. from president obama and not from mitt romney. president obama believes in using the power of the federal government to help the states. mitt romney would leave the states on their own to fend for themselves. but you know what i think chris christie knows something else, too. i think he realizes that mitt romney is going nowhere in 2012 and so chris christie has his eyes on 2016 and his own run for president. he's making all of the right moves. have a great one folks. see you right back here again tomorrow.
he knows that fema is a powerhouse under president obama. he knows that only fema has the money and the expertise needed to rebuild after hurricane sandy. he knows new jersey needs a lot of help and he knows where he can get it. from president obama and not from mitt romney. president obama believes in using the power of the federal government to help the states. mitt romney would leave the states on their own to fend for themselves. but you know what i think chris christie knows something...
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and the president's talking about fema. i'm not a big fan of fema. that could sway their vote. >> we'll see. ron and maria, thanks so much for the discussion this morning. we appreciate it. we're going live to new york city. governor cuomo is having a news conference. this is in albany, rather. let's listen. >> one of the agencies that assists fema in doing the federal response to disasters, new york state is very well-prepared. our assets and our capabilities only come in after the state has exceeded their capabilities, which at this time, again, the state looks very well-prepared to do what needs to be done to ride out the effects of this event. so a couple of things that we'd like to emphasize, as we've talked about the surge a little bit in lower manhattan, that's one of the scenarios we think could be problematic. right now, we see the storm at hurricane irene levels. all of you that are familiar with the hurricane irene effects from last year, this event -- we're already at those levels at this point. if you've driven along in the city in manha
and the president's talking about fema. i'm not a big fan of fema. that could sway their vote. >> we'll see. ron and maria, thanks so much for the discussion this morning. we appreciate it. we're going live to new york city. governor cuomo is having a news conference. this is in albany, rather. let's listen. >> one of the agencies that assists fema in doing the federal response to disasters, new york state is very well-prepared. our assets and our capabilities only come in after the...
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i'm going to convene a conference call later this morning with fema officials and with officials from the army corps of engineers and we'll invite every elected official from the towns and villages and the counties of the areas that i represent to get them on the call so we can begin that process. and also i'm going to call on -- send a letter this morning to congress urging first order of business they pick up when we return to session is an appropriations bill for fema and the army corps of engineers and the small business administration and any other federal agency that can be helpful in restoring some sense of normalcy to areas that have been so badly hit. but as i say, the very first priority has to be making sure that people are safe and making sure that we put people in safety and we deal with the devastation. >> congressman tim bishop on long island, thank you so much. good luck. >> thank you. >>> for the second day in a row, super storm sandy is halting trading on wall street. that is the first two-day weather related shutdown in more than a century. unprecedented 13 foot sur
i'm going to convene a conference call later this morning with fema officials and with officials from the army corps of engineers and we'll invite every elected official from the towns and villages and the counties of the areas that i represent to get them on the call so we can begin that process. and also i'm going to call on -- send a letter this morning to congress urging first order of business they pick up when we return to session is an appropriations bill for fema and the army corps of...
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a full fema membership. >> if you call 1-800-621-fema. >> cenk: that's interesting. the federal government is going to rebuild that. how do the republicans feel about that? we'll show you in just a minute. >> you see the color that's fuel oil and transmission fuel. each one toxic and hazardous material. >> cenk: one of the top climatologists in the field with us today. do you know there was a warning that this would happen in new york exactly like this? we'll share that with you, as well. at the end of the show, are some halloween outfits out of bounds. >> as ill considered party costumes go, this one sets a new standard. prince harry showed up dressed as german's world war ii africa core complete with nazi armband. >> cenk: are some halloween costumes also racist. we have differing opinions on that. and then an interesting story about how a guy broke into high house by a crazy guy. did it change my mind on gun rights. interesting show. it's go time. >> the president now coming off of air force one. >> within a week you have the president of the united states, govern
a full fema membership. >> if you call 1-800-621-fema. >> cenk: that's interesting. the federal government is going to rebuild that. how do the republicans feel about that? we'll show you in just a minute. >> you see the color that's fuel oil and transmission fuel. each one toxic and hazardous material. >> cenk: one of the top climatologists in the field with us today. do you know there was a warning that this would happen in new york exactly like this? we'll share that...
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there's been fema task forces that have been assigned here now. you know, assisting us with the searches. >> we are in the community talking to the residents that's been affected. we're urging everybody to register with fema. >> i never planned to leave here. i thought i was going to stay here the rest of my life. >> reporter: phyllis didn't lose any members of her family, but she did lose virtually everything else. >> i want to go home, but there's no home! i can't go home! that's killing me. it's breaking my heart. i want to go home to my house. >> reporter: at 62 and a grandmother, she is trying to find traces of her life. >> this is the only wedding photograph of my mom. >> reporter: a moment of joy as the water on staten island recedes among wide desperation and grief. >> ann curry reporting from staten island, just a few miles from where we are here in manhattan. tonight, the networks of nbc universal joining forces to air a one-hour live benefit concert. it starts at 8:00 eastern time. it will be hosted by matt lauer and includes performanc
there's been fema task forces that have been assigned here now. you know, assisting us with the searches. >> we are in the community talking to the residents that's been affected. we're urging everybody to register with fema. >> i never planned to leave here. i thought i was going to stay here the rest of my life. >> reporter: phyllis didn't lose any members of her family, but she did lose virtually everything else. >> i want to go home, but there's no home! i can't go...
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fema and the red cross are setting up shop in a city park. these three women who live on the same block lost houses and cars and walked a half mile to the park to find out they'll have to wait until saturday for the fema sign-up process to begin. what do you think when you walk around the neighborhood in staten island? >> oh, my god. a war zone. >> it looks like something on tv. it looks like something on tv. you know? no, it looks like a newsreel from one of the other disasters. it doesn't look like my neighborhood. i'm here 40 years. >> reporter: was there a basement? >> yeah. >> reporter: city building inspectors walk around neighborhoods declaring the obvious about homes that are no longer inhabitable. it's all made so much harder because winter-like temperatures have now arrived. >> we're freezing. bottom line is that we're so cold because we have nothing, no electricity, no gas. >> reporter: and no hope that this personal trauma wilgo away any time soon. >> gary tuchman joins me 'sttyrema. thrm happened monday night, it 's been all week
fema and the red cross are setting up shop in a city park. these three women who live on the same block lost houses and cars and walked a half mile to the park to find out they'll have to wait until saturday for the fema sign-up process to begin. what do you think when you walk around the neighborhood in staten island? >> oh, my god. a war zone. >> it looks like something on tv. it looks like something on tv. you know? no, it looks like a newsreel from one of the other disasters. it...
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likely that would include fema. and of course his running mate, paul ryan, he released his budget last year and it called for about a 35% cut in fema. that was what his budget proposal showed. >> we'll see if he talks about that tomorrow on the campaign trail. dana bash, appreciate it. we'll be right back. idelity stock screener, you can try strategies from independent experts and see what criteria they use. such as a 5% yield on dividend-paying stocks. then you can customize the strategies and narrow down to exactly those stocks you want to follow. i'm mark allen of fidelity investments. the expert strategies feature is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're commit
likely that would include fema. and of course his running mate, paul ryan, he released his budget last year and it called for about a 35% cut in fema. that was what his budget proposal showed. >> we'll see if he talks about that tomorrow on the campaign trail. dana bash, appreciate it. we'll be right back. idelity stock screener, you can try strategies from independent experts and see what criteria they use. such as a 5% yield on dividend-paying stocks. then you can customize the...
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i agree with you. >> fema, we need you. >> yeah. >> because he employed fema. >> used fema, worked well with fema. >> fema, dot, dot, dot, you betcha. >> anything we've learned over the past eight to ten years, we need to boost it, strengthen it. >> isn't that another case of primary speak there, though? >> yes, that's exactly what it is which is, you know, this is mitt romney, one of his problems, there's a sense that does he say what the room wants to hear? >> yeah. >> right, and that felt like a case where he was trying to look like, look, i'm not -- you may not believe i'm a conservative, remember the moment in the campaign we were at at that time. by golly, you're going to believe i am a fiscal conservative like nobody's business, nobody's going to be able to outflank me on that. and that is one of those cases you said it that way. i just can't imagine any president that would somehow start cutting back on fema. when fema is a lifeline. i heard christie this morning, you're going to hear him again. i don't think he's going to be for cutting out of fema, and i don't know if chris ch
i agree with you. >> fema, we need you. >> yeah. >> because he employed fema. >> used fema, worked well with fema. >> fema, dot, dot, dot, you betcha. >> anything we've learned over the past eight to ten years, we need to boost it, strengthen it. >> isn't that another case of primary speak there, though? >> yes, that's exactly what it is which is, you know, this is mitt romney, one of his problems, there's a sense that does he say what the room...
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i have total respect for the job that fema is doing. i want to thank them very much as well as the army corps of engineers. as you all know, one of the major problems still is the water in the tunnels, the water has receded, so when you drive around, it looks like most of the water is gone, but the water filled the subway tunnels in many places, fill the brooklyn battery tunnel, and when the water fills the tunnels, that means con-edison has issues. much of con-ed's equipment was in the tunnels, so getting the water out of the tunnels probably the main -- one of the main orders of business right now. first a transportation update. as you know, the new york city buses are at full service today. thank you, mr. joe and your extraordinary team. there will be limited commuter rail service on metro north and on the long island railroad which will begin 2:00 p.m. today. okay? limited commuter rail service on metro north and limited new york city subway service subpoena meanted by a business bridge which bill will give you more will begin tomor
i have total respect for the job that fema is doing. i want to thank them very much as well as the army corps of engineers. as you all know, one of the major problems still is the water in the tunnels, the water has receded, so when you drive around, it looks like most of the water is gone, but the water filled the subway tunnels in many places, fill the brooklyn battery tunnel, and when the water fills the tunnels, that means con-edison has issues. much of con-ed's equipment was in the...
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and once again today, mitt romney not answering questions about whether he still wants to privatize fema and cut federal disaster relief. or a working president with a republican governor to get something done and fulfill a basic role of government. take care of people. that's the choice in this election. do we want a country that says, you're on your own when you're in trouble or that we're all in this together and we care for all of us collectively. joining me now is victoria de francesca soto and jonathan capeheart, an msnbc contributor. victoria, what we're seeing in new jersey today with the republican governor working hand in hand with the president, isn't this the way government is supposed to work? >> absolutely. you know, hurricane sandy has shown us that we need abled government that can work together with the states and this role of the federal government working hand in hand with state government flies in the face of what mitt romney and his party stands for, which is centralizing everything down to the state level but regrettably, hurricanes don't respect state borders and y
and once again today, mitt romney not answering questions about whether he still wants to privatize fema and cut federal disaster relief. or a working president with a republican governor to get something done and fulfill a basic role of government. take care of people. that's the choice in this election. do we want a country that says, you're on your own when you're in trouble or that we're all in this together and we care for all of us collectively. joining me now is victoria de francesca...
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the real major point here is, for instance, look at fema again, there are two tasks to fema. one is to respond after disasters. but the other they have neglected since clinton is to mitigate, to reduce the risk in the first place. and fema has been gutted from that task. and now we see the effects. >> this is stats that come from a political science journal article, disaster spending since 1988, the amount of money that the u.s. spent on disaster relief has increased 13 times while the amount of spending on disaster preparedness has been flat. >> or reduced. >> or reduced. what we have is the perverse political incentive, what happens politically if there's a politician and there's a disaster, you're on the news every day doing disaster relief and that's when all the incentives to turn on the spigots and make the money flow, i'm not saying that's a bad thing. we don't have the same incentives to prevent the disaster from happening in the first place because what's the political gain from that? >> you are more cynical than i am. >> we need to place it in context as well, let's
the real major point here is, for instance, look at fema again, there are two tasks to fema. one is to respond after disasters. but the other they have neglected since clinton is to mitigate, to reduce the risk in the first place. and fema has been gutted from that task. and now we see the effects. >> this is stats that come from a political science journal article, disaster spending since 1988, the amount of money that the u.s. spent on disaster relief has increased 13 times while the...